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Sturt Copse and Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Upton and Signet

Historical Forms

  • the Stert 1501 Burford
  • le Sturte 1551–2 Survey

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) may take name from the Stert 1501 Burford, le Sturte 1551–2Survey : ' tongue ofland , ' v. steort . There is another Sturt Fm , however , rather more than a mile east in Burford , and these forms may refer to that .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement